What we do on Lions Club of Bodmin

Bodmin Moor Ten Tors walk

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The Ten Tors walk is a sponsored team walk of about 13 miles over moorland on Bodmin Moor. It is not a race. In 2026 we held our 43rd walk, with 83 teams and 276 walkers, and teams raised well over £20,000 for their chosen charities.

Who can enter

Walkers must be 12 or over.
Teams with 12 to 16-year-olds must include at least one adult.
Every team must be sponsored. You choose the charity, or raise money for your own club’s activities.
Please tell us how much you raise. A perpetual trophy goes to the highest-sponsored team.

How to enter

Entries open in January. Download the entry form from this page, fill it in on your device, save it, and email it to the address on the form. Please type your name in the signature box rather than printing and signing.

Father Christmas sleigh

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Every December we take our sleigh around the streets of Bodmin collecting for Lions and other charities. In December 2025 the people of Bodmin gave £5,183 — thank you.

2026 dates

Friday 27 November — Fore Street, outside Boots, for the Christmas lights switch-on.
From Monday 30 November — evening rounds, Monday to Friday, about 5:30pm to 8pm.
Saturdays — ASDA Bodmin (dates to be confirmed).

Route maps for each evening will be published here. On Thursdays and Fridays live updates are on our Facebook page. On Christmas Eve you can follow Father Christmas worldwide on the NORAD Santa Tracker.

Bodmin fireworks, Priory Park

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Bodmin Lions are part of the joint committee that organises the 5 November fireworks display in Priory Park. We think it’s the best Bonfire Night display in North Cornwall, at a great price.

Nobody on the committee, gate staff, helpers or marshals is paid. All profits are given each February to children’s and youth organisations in Bodmin and the surrounding villages.

2026 was the 30th display at Priory Park, set to music from 1996 and with a laser show. It is a ticketed event; tickets are sold in advance, including at Morrisons Bodmin in the days before. If you missed it, watch the drone video on YouTube.

St Piran's Day parade

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St Piran is the patron saint of Cornwall and of tin miners. Legend says the 6th-century abbot discovered tin when a black stone in his fire melted and a white cross of tin ran out of it — the origin of St Piran’s flag, the flag of Cornwall.

Bodmin Lions have supported the parade for 15 years and sit on the Bodmin St Piran’s Day Committee. In 2026 more than 260 children from ten local primary schools paraded from the Old Library down Fore Street to Mount Folly, led by the Mayor. After speeches and dancing, everyone moved on to St Petroc’s Church to sing “Trelawny” — followed by a Cornish pasty for every child.

Recycle your old glasses

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Most of us have an old pair of glasses in a drawer. Give them to Lions instead and they can help someone see clearly again.

Where to drop them off in Bodmin

There are Lions collection boxes at:

Specsavers, Bodmin
Boots Opticians, Bodmin

The Lions Club of Bodmin looks after both boxes. We empty them regularly and send the glasses on to the Lions recycling centre. Just drop your glasses in during opening hours. You don’t need to ask.